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Author Archives: Thomas Blott
Originally from the UK, Thomas is a financial journalist with over 10 years’ experience including nine in Asia. He began his career at Euromoney Institutional Investor, completing the graduate scheme and going on to establish the Asia bureau for IJGlobal, the world’s foremost source of intelligence on the project finance market. After a stint at KPMG, he joined International Financing Review, which was originally owned by Thomson Reuters and later Refinitiv, where he managed the people & markets section in Asia. He joined Bonhill Group as regional editor for Asia in 2022, which includes oversight of Fund Selector Asia. He is a graduate of the University of Cambridge. Connect with him on LinkedIn here.
BNP Paribas Wealth Management appoints head of Asia Pacific credit
Tariq Saleim is due to join the French wealth management firm in November.
UBS Global Wealth Management poaches from rival
Patrick Busse joins UBS as co-head of global financial intermediaries in Asia Pacific.
Digital wealth adviser Endowus acquires majority stake in Hong Kong-based firm
Endowus doubles down on its recent expansion in Hong Kong.
HEAD-TO-HEAD: Fidelity and FSSA
FSA compares two Asia ex-Japan equity products: the Fidelity Asia Fund and the FSSA Asian Growth Fund.
T Rowe Price’s Thomson views current bear market as once in 300-year event
T Rowe Price’s head of international equities and chief investment officer also discusses the firm’s plans for its China WFOE.
Deutsche Bank appoints head of international private bank for Asia Pacific
Jin Yee Young is a replacement for Lok Yim, who is stepping back to focus on his role as chief executive of Deutsche Bank in Hong Kong.
Asia Pacific set to outpace other regions in ESG AUM growth
PwC study shows only Latin America is set to experience a faster growth rate in ESG AUM.
Asia’s wealthy seek out private credit
As public markets have struggled this year, private banks have responded by onboarding more private credit strategies in response to demand.
Allspring appoints Singapore CEO
Tan has also been named as portfolio manager on the intrinsic emerging markets equity team.
